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Introducing our new cruise ferry HONFLEUR

A voyage by sea is the richest way to travel

LNG-powered Honfleur will present a canvas of modernity, comfort and relaxation – the future of sustainable ferry transport.

The story unfolds

From steel cutting to her first voyage, we will follow Honfleur’s journey via the following ship building milestones at the FSG shipyard in Germany.

Honfleur will be the first French passenger ship powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas). Above all, it will be the largest and most modern LNG ferry in Europe:

Jean-Marc Roué

President , Brittany Ferries

We've been so impressed with the quality. These Polish shipyards also work on the deckhouses for luxury cruise liners. That's exactly the experience our decks will deliver to Honfleur's passengers.

Benjamin Toussaint

Construction Manager, Brittany Ferries (Gdansk)

When I started here 22 years ago, we created a ship with pencils and a drawing board. But the computer-aided design software we use now has brought a generational change to shipbuilding.

Fred Berghoff

Naval Architect, FSG

It is important that we invest in new technologies and new vessels that respect the environment in which we operate. Equally, we must not forget that our customers expect Brittany Ferries ships to be comfortable, relaxing and adapted to the digital age. These objectives are compatible and I believe Honfleur will set a new standard for ferries operating on the Channel.

Christophe Mathieu

Chairman of the Board, Brittany Ferries

Technology has transformed the way we design hulls. Over the last 20 to 30 years we have reduced wave resistance by between a third and a half.

Heike Billerbeck

Head of ship theory and hydrodynamics, Flensburger Shiffbau-Gesellschaft

It’s not just about providing what passengers need. It’s very important to be good hosts, and to treat our guests as individual travellers, not tourists. We also hope we can provide the small discoveries that make travel by sea so enriching.

Catherine Querné

Strategy Director, Brittany Ferries

As a passenger, as soon as you arrive on board, you will find your way intuitively to all public spaces, the restaurants, cinemas, bars etc. But equally there will be easy access to quieter spaces, including cabin areas.

Brice Robinson

Ships Architect , Brittany Ferries

The significant investment we are making reflects our on-going commitment to developing the regions in which we operate, to linking people and to reducing the environmental impact of our ships.

Jean-Marc Roué

President, Brittany Ferries

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LNG-powered ships promise less carbon dioxide output and far better air quality in ports. For example, our technical team estimates a 46% CO2 reduction per passenger on long-haul routes, when Salamanca and Santoña join the fleet. In addition, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide will be cut drastically.

The graceful, upward-curving wingtips of some modern passenger aircraft serve an important purpose. By smoothing out the airflow at the end of the wings, they make your aircraft more efficient and more environmentally friendly. Honfleur's twin propellers use the same theory, and have a dramatic new shape as a result.

As you may have read, due to a delay at the shipyard, Honfleur will unfortunately now not be delivered in time for the summer 2019 season as originally hoped.
However, work has now recommenced on the ship and both the shipyard and Brittany Ferries’ teams are working hard together to deliver the ship in time for the 2020 season. Please stay tuned to destinationhonfleur.com for updates.

How does a cruise ferry like Honfleur grow by five decks in just two days? With some smart shipbuilding, and the help of another extraordinary vessel.
Just six days previously, her hull was launched into the Baltic Sea at the FSG shipyard in northern Germany where she is being built.

Seafarers are a superstitious bunch, and the traditions and ceremonies thought to bring good luck to their vessels date back at least 5,000 years. In Babylonian times, oxen would be presented to the gods to win favour for a new ship.

A view from the bar, a cradle for engines and hull blocks in waiting, today Brittany Ferries presents latest images from the Honfleur build taking place at the FSG shipyard in Flensburg and Gdansk in Poland.

The Brittany Ferries team recently visited the Gdansk shipyard in Poland where work is progressing on two mega-superstructure blocks that will play host to accommodation, restaurants and lounges when complete.

Of all the Brittany Ferries' ships she’s worked on, strategy director Catherine Querné says Honfleur is the most significant. That's because it is the first to be commissioned since the company defined its brand philosophy.

On 6 June 1986 Brittany Ferries began services to Caen, a route that now accounts for 38% of up to 2.7 million passengers the company carries annually on all services operating between the UK, France, Spain and Ireland.

Brittany Ferries is passionate about revealing more of the holiday destinations around the coastlines of the European west. And there’s no better way to get there than a short voyage by sea.For more visit our main website.

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